Twelve questions chosen at random. A new selection appears at each visit.
Q353Confession, Penitence and Reconciliation
Those among the faithful who wish to receive the peace and assurance of the forgiveness of sins should have contrition for their sins, with a full purpose of amendment of life, and come to…
Read the answer →Q438The Blessedness of Those Who Believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
The Lord proposed in these sentences a teaching on how blessedness is attained, not in the form of commandments and warnings, but in the form of blessing upon those who receive it in faith.…
Read the answer →Q421The Fifth Petition: “Forgive Us Our Debts”
“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23; see Q168, Q187): what is due to God (Rev 4:11) has not in fact been rendered. We are like servants unable…
Read the answer →Q124The First Article: God
On the one hand, God is absolutely sovereign, and his purpose governs all things: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted” (Job 42:2); “My…
Read the answer →Q401On the Lord’s Prayer
Our Lord Jesus Christ called his heavenly Father “Abba” (an intimate word, like ‘Papa’) and instructed his disciples to do likewise. This is a tremendous privilege, for God is the sovereign Lord who appeared…
Read the answer →Q143The Second Article: Jesus Christ
Under the figure of light, the Fathers illustrated the incomprehensible generation of the Son of God from the Father. When we look at the sun, we see light; from that light is generated the…
Read the answer →Q346Holy Communion: The Eucharist
At the Great Entrance, the holy gifts are transferred from the table of oblation to the altar. This recalls Jesus Christ going voluntarily to suffer, as a victim to the slaughter, while more than…
Read the answer →Q153The Third Article: The Incarnation
The Son of God was incarnate in order to rescue us, to deliver and save us, from the power of sin, which is unto death. This was accomplished through his entire saving economy: from…
Read the answer →Q561On the Fifth Commandment
“Let every human being be in subjection to the higher authorities because there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. Therefore, whoever opposes the authority opposes the…
Read the answer →Q195The Third Article: The Incarnation
The Lord Jesus came, as the angel had announced, to “save his people from their sins” (Mat 1:21; see Q083, Q130); for God’s purpose was “through him to reconcile all things to himself, both…
Read the answer →Q386Hope is the resting of the heart on God, with full trust that he ever cares for our salvation, and that he will give us the blessedness he has promised and which we desire:…
Read the answer →Q590On the Seventh Commandment
Married spouses should take care not to become an occasion of sin to one another, as St Paul wisely teaches: The husband must fulfill his conjugal duty to his wife, and likewise the wife…
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